Drag a tune into your DAW that is similar to the sort vibe you are after and a similar amount of sounds etc…

Mark out where new elements come in and drop out, you could use empty midi regions, then replace the midi regions with yours stuff.

Another technique is to copy your loop across to fill up as much time as you want you track to last. Then subtract parts to suit the section. For example, the intro wouldn’t have the bassline playing (usually) and no big lead sounds or anything that is best suited for the main part of the track.

Just make sure there is a progression. It’s all about building tension with a big release when the drop comes in. Slice up sections from your existing loop and tease them in during the build up. This helps create the tension.

The best advice you can get is to listen to music. Not just putting music on while your playing computer games and shit, actually sit down and pay attention to the how the track develops, how it transitions from one section to another etc… Grab a pen, some paper, roll some reefer and focus on the fine details of what makes the track a whole body of work rather than a bunch of loops.

Those examples are far from boring. Your getting some greatly helpful advise but I just thought Id say your music sounds great.

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You don't just listen to someone's music and simple tell them "It's boring.", man. C'mon, help the guy out! Meaningful feedback!

To the OP: the first track is pretty good balanced, I mean, mix wise. But you can turn things out more interesting by adding some percussion elements here and there, and changing the drum hits from time to time. For example, you pic that 8 bar loop, paste it four times in "whatever your DAW calls it", where you arrange the things. Pick the last loop and experiment by changing the snare with the kick, or a combination of snare hits, or even consider snapping a drum fill. As this part seems more energetic, you can use it as the verse, or even the chorus of the song.

The second track follows tha same lines as the first, but I'd give a look more into the sounds itself. It may be my taste, but I like kicks that are pretty punchy, and maybe you can make it like that. NY Compression can do that for you.

The glitch hop producer 'Ill gates' has a really useful segment about this exact thing (arrangement) in his ill methodology workshop. It's really helped me grow as a producer and I would highly recommend it if you want to take your music to the next level. You can find it here www.illmethodology.com hope this helps bud!